Zebra ZPL2 Samples

Zebra printers currently use the ZPL2 programming language which uses the carrot (^) symbol prefix.

A sample ZPL2 form file that could be used in System Five is shown below:

^XA
^LH55,30
^FO20,10^CFD,27,13^FDCompany Name^FS
^FO20,60^AD^FD<DESCRIPTION >^FS
^FO40,160^BY2,2.0^BCN,100,Y,N,N,N^FD<PART,-1>^FS
^XZ

This form file creates the following label:

Explanation:

^XA Indicates the start of label format.
^LH sets the label home position (55 dots to the right, 30 dots down from the top edge of the label).
^FO20,10 Sets the field origin 20 dots to the right and 10 dots down from the home position defined by the ^LH instruction.
^CFD Sets the height and width parameters for font type D.
^FD Start of Field Data.
Company Name. Actual Field Data. Place your company name here. For this example, we are using the Name "Seaview Electronics"
^FS End of Field Data.
FO20,60 Sets the field origin 20 dots to the right and 60 dots down from the home position defined by the ^LH instruction.
^AD Select font "D".
FD Start of Field Data.
<DESCRIPTION > Part Description acquired from System Five.
FS End of Field Data.
^FO40,160 Sets the Field Origin 40 dots to the right and 160 dots down from the home position defined by the ^LH instruction.
^BY2,2.0 Barcode Size. To decrease size change from a 2 to 1.
^BC Select Code 128 Barcode.
N=Normal Orientation
100=Barcode Height.
Y=Print Interpretation Line. Default is Y.
N=Print Interpretation Line above Code. Default is N.
N=UCC Check Digit. Default is N.
N=Mode. Default value is N, no mode selected.
^FD=Start of Field Data.
<PART, -1>=Part number of item obtained from System Five.
^FS=End of Field Data.
^XZ=End of label Format.